CURT Blog
Looking Ahead: Preparing Your Workforce for 2022
By Nicole Needles, NCCER Many industries are looking forward to growth and renewal in 2022, especially the construction industry. The demand and potential for success in the coming years are increasingly looking more promising with each day. Yet, even with a favorable...
Tackling Mental Health and Well-Being: A Workforce Essential For The Construction Industry
93% of survey respondents from the construction sector agreed that addressing mental health at work is a sound business practice. Among Presidents, CEOs, and Owners, 77% agreed. Yet only 48% of CFOs and Finance leaders agree with the importance of prioritizing mental...
The Great Resignation: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent in the COVID-19 Era
By Karl Feldman, Partner, Hinge The economic downturn caused by the pandemic has profoundly affected employment, including how and where people worked – if they worked at all. In many cases, individuals were laid off or let go as work dried up. The construction...
Construction Companies Are a Top Target for Hackers
By Santiago Jaramillo, Cybersecurity Product Manager, Speedcast The construction industry faces many of the same challenges as any other business in today’s interconnected world – including the threat of cyberattacks. They are a threat to businesses, big and small,...
Vaccination Nation
By Jill Cohen, Esq. and Shannon Kapadia, Esq., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC On September 9, 2021, the federal government announced a six-pronged set of measures to lead our country on the “Path out of the Pandemic.” The six prongs include: 1. Vaccinating...
October is Careers in Construction Month. How is Your Organization Getting Involved?
By Rachel Burris, NCCER There is no question that there are fewer young people choosing construction as a career path. In fact, the Construction Labor Market Analyzer (CLMA) reports a decrease from 13.9% to 9.4% in those under the age of 25 working in the construction...
Construction Equipment Economic Outlook: Stability is on the Horizon
Fiscal stimulus has played a pivotal role in helping the U.S. economy recover. Over the next couple of years, though, additional proposals carry a lot of potential for the construction industry in particular. “We’ve included the American Jobs Plan (AJP) in our...
How Will America Return to Work?
By Jill R. Cohen, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Over the past 16 or so months, labor and employment lawyers across the country have fielded the same litany of questions from concerned and confused clients, all wanting to know essentially the same question:...
The Future of Energy Storage & Microgrids
As electric utility companies look to drastically reduce their CO2 emissions over the next several decades, significant steps are already being taken to begin modernizing the grid. Microgrids represent a key component of that modernization. A microgrid is a localized...
Power, Data, and Infrastructure: Critical Components in Smart City Creation
By Thomas McElroy, Level-1 Global Solutions The term “smart city” has been used for years, especially by visionaries talking about the potential for smart cities to reimagine everything from health concerns to city utility allocation. While smart cities are no longer...